Re: Tropical Storm Names


"Wijke" <wijkeruiter@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Jonathan Stott" <03smj@xxxxxxxxxx> schreef in bericht
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>> Martin Rowley wrote:
>>
>>> ... as I understand it, the named storm following 'Wilma' would be
>>> 'Alpha', then 'Beta' etc. The question was raised (the first time it
>>> came up - when we had the confusion between phonetic and greek),
>>> what would happen if a hurricane from the 'secondary' list needed
>>> retiring?
>>
>> Change the Greek alphabet? ;)
>
> Second a "Vita"; And would our "Y"annis go for "gama" :))?
> Oh, well it would be excessive if it'll come to that many tropical
> storms? Have there ever been in the past?

.... from the Hurricane FAQ
( http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/E11.html )

the highest number of Tropical Storms [since 1944] occurred in 1995
(19), so not triggering the 'secondary' list requirement in this basin.

Martin.


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